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Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature

Maitreya's Dharmadharmatavibhanga with Commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham

Translated by Dharmachakra Translation Committee
By Jamgon Mipham
By Maitreya
By Khenpo Shenga

$24.95
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9781559394093
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This book is on one of the main texts studied in shedras throughout Tibet. Interested in the others? Enjoy our Reader's Guide on the thirteen core texts.

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Snow Lion
08/30/2013
Pages: 112
Size: 6 x 9
ISBN: 9781559394093
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The Buddhist masterpiece Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature, often referred to by its Sanskrit title, Dharmadharmatāvibhaṅga, is part of a collection known as the Five Maitreya Teachings, a set of philosophical works that have become classics of the Indian Buddhist tradition. Maitreya, the Buddha’s regent, is held to have entrusted these profound and vast instructions to the master Asaṅga in the heavenly realm of Tuṣita. Outlining the difference between appearance and reality, this work shows that the path to awakening involves leaving behind the inaccurate and limiting beliefs we have about ourselves and the world around us and opening ourselves to the limitless potential of our true nature. By divesting the mind of confusion, the treatise explains, we see things as they actually are. This insight allows for the natural unfolding of compassion and wisdom. This volume includes commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham, whose discussions illuminate the subtleties of the root text and provide valuable insight into the nature of reality and the process of awakening.

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This book is on one of the main texts studied in shedras throughout Tibet. Interested in the others? Enjoy our Reader's Guide on the thirteen core texts.

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Buddhist Academic
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Five Maitreya Texts
Nyingma Tradition
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Author Bio
Dharmachakra Translation Committee
The Dharmachakra Translation Committee draws its inspiration from the vision, commitment, and magnificent achievements of past Buddhist translators. Directed by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, the Committee is dedicated to making Buddhist classics available to modern readers in their native languages.
Jamgon Mipham
Jamgon Mipham (1846–1912), one of the great luminaries of Tibetan Buddhism in modern times, has had a dominant and vitalizing influence on the Nyingma School and beyond. He was an important member of the Rimé, or nonsectarian movement, which did much to strengthen and preserve the entire tradition. A scholar of outstanding brilliance and versatility, his translated works are eagerly anticipated by English-language readers.
Maitreya

Maitreya is traditionally considered one of the progenitors of the Yogācāra, one of two great currents of Mahāyāna view and practice. His works have achieved the status of unique spiritual classics.

Khenpo Shenga
KHENPO SHANGA (1871-1927) contributed tremendously to the nonsectarian Rimé movement in Tibet. His commentaries on the classic Indian Buddhist treatises have become the core curriculum in numerous monastic colleges throughout Tibet and South Asia.
Praise

"In his Five Teachings the protector Maitreya, the Regent who has mastered the ten grounds, reveals fully and flawlessly the view, meditation, conduct, and fruition that are accomplished through the Great Vehicle. With utmost profundity his teachings reach far and wide; they are a treasury of scripture, reasoning, and oral instruction." —Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche

"A crucial manual for students of awakening, Maitreya’s Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature elegantly imparts the theory and practice of meditation and awareness that transform human beings into buddhas. The Tibetan commentaries of Khenpo Shenga and Mipham provide remarkably clear explanations, and this English translation makes these texts not only accessible but a joy to read." —John Makransky, Associate Professor of Buddhism, Boston College

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